district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
each house; every house; many houses
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
already; now; no longer; not any more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
more than usual (usu. time)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow