inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
greeting; a fine thing to say
older brother; elder brother
to entertain; to make welcome
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
corridor; hallway; passageway
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
way; method; means; resource; course
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
that is to say; so that means
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
outbreak of war; starting a war
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc