wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
all things in nature; the whole creation
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)
nice; good; well-executed
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
funny story; funny anecdote
to clear up; to become cloudless
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
inattention; absent-mindedness
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
theatre; theater; playhouse
The Travels of Marco Polo