beginning; outset; first; onset
destination (one is heading towards); goal
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
strategist; tactician; schemer
else; in addition; besides
such ... as; or some such
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
consists of; comprises; is made up of
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
15th day of the 8th lunar month
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct