regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
extensive; vast range; wide scope
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
capable of anything; liable to do
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
leaving everything to someone else
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
modern civilization; modern civilisation
progress; advance; improvement; development
light; faint; pale; fleeting
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to ask; to enquire; to query
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(barbed) wire entanglements
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
high-voltage current; high-tension current
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel