some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
the other day; a few days ago
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
summer vacation; summer holiday
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
front entrance; front door
and (also); both ... and; as well as
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
innocent; cherubic; childlike
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
opposite; reverse; contrary
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
traditional Japanese dance
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in