nonchalant air; unruffled air
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
residence; housing; residential building
stairs; stairway; staircase
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to set (sun); to become dark