yearling; one-year-old colt
playing cards; mahjong tiles made of animal bone
to fail to go; to fail to come
corner; turn; bend in the road; curve; turning point
Semenoff; Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii; Semyonov
arbitrary decision; taking for granted
to be visible through; to be seen through; to shine through
Japanese butterfish (Psenopsis anomala); melon seed
fishing gear; fishing tackle
promising (rosy, bright) future; offering promising prospects
to build (a bridge) over a river
sexennial; recurring every six years
Shavuot; Feast of Weeks; (Jewish) Pentecost; Pentecost; Whitsunday
paper articles; containers, etc. made of paper
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
situation-wanted advertisement
Boötes (constellation); the Herdsman
cutting; planting (a cutting)
material life; material aspects of life
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
rise and fall; fluctuation