faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
(your) choice; preference; wish
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
you; (arch.) your residence
scenery; scene; landscape
to comfort; to console; to amuse
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
I told you so; you see that?
a laughingstock; a standing joke
cake served with tea; teacake
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish