detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
many; numerous; various; large number of
kitchen; financial situation
to press a question; to cross-examine
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
results; record; grades; marks
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow