cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
full view; plain sight; completely visible
stimulating; exciting; provocative
in succession; one after another
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
stairs; stairway; staircase
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to cover fully; to wrap around
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
flat-panel television (TV); thin-screen television (TV); thin-model flat-screen television (TV); flat-screen TV
to install; to equip; to mount
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
chief; main; principal; important
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes