century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
unexpectedly; surprisingly
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
polish; improvement; burnishing
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to become dim; to become blurred
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
light; faint; pale; fleeting
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off