both; both sides; both parties
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
house search (e.g. by the police)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
wedded life; married life
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area