was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
electricity; (electric) light
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
distributing board (panel); switchboard
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
large build; large pattern
to attempt; to test; to try out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to talk; to chat; to chatter
remembrance; recollection; recognition
back street; back alley; off-street
street; quarter; district; area
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)