decoration; ornament; trimmings
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
overall; general; as a whole
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
record keeper; recorder; archivist
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
speaking tube; voice pipe
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
the future; future prospects
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
4th day of the month; four days
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
way; method; means; resource; course
scenery; scene; landscape
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
introduction; outline; general remarks
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of