grandfather; male senior-citizen
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
hometown; rural township (of China)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
feel (of a material); texture
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
foreign matter; impurities
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
meanwhile; in the meantime
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications