to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
in person; personally; (do) oneself
metal fittings; metal fixtures
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
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.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
electricity; (electric) light
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
theatre; theater; playhouse
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound