it is not (like that) either
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
whispering into a person's ear
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
index finger; forefinger; second toe
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 entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
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)
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)