biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
phytoncide (anti-microbial compound derived from plants)
(made of) stone; stone-built
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
postwar period; period after Second World War
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
personal; individual; private
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
regret; repentance; remorse
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means