state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to ask a question; to ask questions
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
experimental; provisional
question; inquiry; enquiry
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); (lit.) eye drops from the second floor
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
if it is the case that ...
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar