to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to overdo; to do too much
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to face on; to look out on to
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)