(temporary) closure of school
objection; dissent; protest
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
street stall; stand; booth
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
cock; rooster; chanticleer
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
these guys; these fellows
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
imagination; supposition; guess
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)