area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
everyday life; daily life
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
round; spherical; circular
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
elder sister; older female friend
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
behind; in the rear; in back
a great variety of; diversity
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
whispering; murmuring; subdued
mission; delegation; transmission
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking