query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
word game; wordplay; playing with words
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
scenery; scene; landscape
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
diffusion rate; rate of spread
to be damaged; to receive damage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
successor; replacement; second wife
strong pressure; heavy pressure
sudden change; complete change
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
establishment; settlement
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
great laughter; burst of laughter
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to show unwillingness (to do); to be reluctant (to do); to look annoyed; to show signs of finding something bothersome
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees