carving; engraving; sculpture
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
in succession; one by one
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
good old; good old-fashioned
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
wide difference; a world of difference
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
member of the lower house; congressman; congresswoman; representative; member of parliament
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
stationed in the United States; resident in the United States
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
senior advisor; chief advisor
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
reading aloud; recitation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line
to go out and away; to leave
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam