living room (Western style); sitting room
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
property; fortune; means; assets
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
difference; discrepancy; variation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sink (into); to get depressed
place; situation; position; location
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to begin to walk; to set out