to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
drunkenness; intoxication
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to make a lasting impression
untouched; unused; intact
hills and fields; countryside
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
interior design; interior; upholstery
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
in one's own way or style
air of luxury; high class feel
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
apartment building; housing complex
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
social studies (school subject)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...