interior design; interior; upholstery
professional job; profession
to follow another's example
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
being startled; getting a shock
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to grant someone's request
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to be erected; to be built
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
literally; to the letter; literal
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to crack; to develop a crack
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
matter for great congratulation
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
3000; three thousand; many
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease