the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
long time; long interval; for quite some time
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
man of the hour; woman of the hour
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
heroine; female protagonist
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention