crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
scrap lumber; piece of wood
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
level ground; horizon; field of view
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
using all one's strength; using all one's might
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)