housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
terraced house; terrace house; row house; (detached) house with a terrace
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to rock; to shake; to swing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish