district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
escape from evil; exorcism
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
late at night; at a late hour
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
schedule; program; programme; agenda
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
healthy; sound; wholesome
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
local specialty; local special dish