proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
shoal; wide shallow beach
to be helpful; to be useful
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
laughing foolishly; cackling
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
transparency; degree of clearness
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
stimulating; exciting; provocative
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
description; describing; depicting
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest