recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to ask a question; to ask questions
recreation; diversion; relaxation
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
even though; despite; when
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
confections; sweets; candy; cake
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
people; citizens; subjects; folk
shopping; purchased goods
jewelry store; jewellery store
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to pass (of time); to elapse
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
genuine article; real thing; real deal
modesty; humility; being humble
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend