wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
second day of the month; two days
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
bed and food; eating and sleeping
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
dilapidated house; deserted house
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
admiration; wonder; astonishment
telecommunications; correspondence
convenient; handy; useful
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
one's physical safety; personal security
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
each house; every house; many houses
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible