aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
minimum; at the very least
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to make one's rounds; to patrol
now; the present time; just now; another; more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
place; situation; position; location
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
when it becomes; when it comes to
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer