unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be opposite; to face each other
as you see; as you can see
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(short) rest; breather; break
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
air conditioning; air cooling
without cause; without reason
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)