tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
considerably; fairly; quite
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
shock therapy; shock treatment
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
tedious; boring; being fed up with
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
every month; each month; monthly
third day of the month; three days
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
forgetting; lapse of memory
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
going to and fro; back and forth