rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
very interesting; of great interest
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
summer vacation; summer holiday
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
table tennis club; ping-pong club
storehouse; warehouse; godown
setting up specially; special installation
to encamp; to take up positions
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound