drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
nonchalant air; unruffled air
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
endurance; perseverance; patience
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
destination; place where one is visiting
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
leader (of an alliance); leading power
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
both sides; two sides; double-sided
in the mountains; among the mountains
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
good correspondent; ready writer
(your, his, her) daughter
stirring; rousing oneself
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
cartoon-character costume
new student; freshman; first-year student
second-year student; biennial
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about