summary; recapitulation; aggregation
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
proper; right; reasonable
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
without; but if; otherwise; or else
first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
boy; son; baby boy; young man
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
older sister; lass; young lady
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
nothing but; none other than
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
next; secondly; subsequently
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
dry riverbed; river beach
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
looking at again; watching again; discovering again; seeing again
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)