dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
brown envelope; manila envelope
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
turning sideways; landscape orientation
one's family; family member
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
dictation; verbal statement
cameraphobia; dislike of having one's photograph taken
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
neighbouring house; neighboring house
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
scenery; scene; landscape
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to paint (draw) a picture
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood