first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
conflict; fighting each other
hand luggage; hand baggage
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
one's person; around one's person
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
sure buddy; nice try; surely not
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
vegetables high in beta-carotene
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to sniff out; to get wind of
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to encamp; to take up positions
cultural assets; cultural property
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy