living room (Western style); sitting room
time; hour; period; class
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to stop midway; to interrupt
accurate; correct; precise; exact
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
because of; owing to; due to
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be worried; to be troubled
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)