thousands; several thousand
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to have one's horizons broadened
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
how many people; a number of people
to take someone's life; to kill someone
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)