old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
bungalow; one-story house
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa); Malayan banyan; Indian laurel
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
myself; yourself; I; me; you
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
middle of the night; dead of night
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to take over; to hand over
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
it is not (like that) either