boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to take to task; to take it out on
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
macro; macro (instruction)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
yearned for; longed for; missed
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
Fire Horse (43rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
strong-willed; strong of heart
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
lodging host; lodging place
ungenerous; poor in spirit; with no great feelings
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
common reed (Phragmites australis)
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
considerably; greatly; a lot