place of residence; dwelling place
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
travel planning; travel plans
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
written oath; covenant; pledge
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
verbal promise; one's word
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
to change; to shift; to come and go
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
becoming cancerous; canceration
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar