wide turn; detour; the long way around
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
smallish; on the small side
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to have a rumor circulating
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
main street; avenue; boulevard
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to set (sun); to become dark
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing