detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
labrador (breed of dog); labrador retriever
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
all sorts of; all kinds of
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
another's parent; another's parents
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
food stand; food stall; branch store
preface; introduction; preamble
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
being already (well) aware