way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
absorption; suction; attraction
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
that day; the very same day
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to keep an eye on; to take care of
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
slightly heavy; a little heavy
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
simmering; (boiling) gently
while doing over and over; repeatedly
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle