guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
to face on; to look out on to
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
suspicious-looking; fishy
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
roaming; loitering; wandering; to be able to loiter; to be able to roam
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
timewise; temporal; chronal
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation