local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
one's share; one's portion
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
just because; even if; even though
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
store; reserve; stock; savings
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
rich person; wealthy person
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other