previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
after a long time; for the first time in a while
morning; forenoon; just before noon
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to speak; to hear a voice
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
materials; data; document
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
written request; request for ...; application for ...
body; group; party; company; troupe
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
scale; scope; plan; structure
asking would be rude; tasteless question
viewing as a problem; problematizing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
amount of money; sum of money
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
back street; back alley; off-street
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
metre; meter; meter; gauge
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
acceleration; speeding up