law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
enticement; inducement; attraction
Penthorum chinensis (species of saxifrage)
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to alternate; to take turns
to take a roll call; to take the register
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(a place) out of one's reach
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
more than anything (else)
secret admirer; closet fan
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
my husband; one's family; family member
allotment (allocation) of marks
to be replaced with new growth
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
catercorner; diagonally opposite
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
steering (of a boat); steerage
reward money; reward; honorarium
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
quarrel; trouble; dispute
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to have a hard time of it
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to fall down with a "plop"