as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
not a little; not a few; considerable
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one's house; one's home; one's family
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
financial power; financial means; wealth
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
it is not (like that) either
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to live; to make a living; to get on with
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar