dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cave; cavern; den; grotto
number one; first; best; most; game; round
plural; multiple; several
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong