natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
practice; practising; training; study
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
and; thereupon; because of that
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to force open; to push open