town; city; municipal; urban
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
government office; government agency
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
main street; avenue; boulevard
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
reality; actuality; hard fact
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
tranquility; tranquillity; peacefulness
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)