contract; compact; agreement
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
scenery; scene; landscape
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to come into being; to be born
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
wild rocambole (edible plant, Allium grayi)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy