to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
terraced fields; terraced farm
to be erected; to be built
small restaurant; eating house
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
just because; even if; even though
from now; from this moment; henceforth
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to look away; to turn away
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
opening a business; opening a practice
preparation; arrangements
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
mistress; kept woman; concubine
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
January; first month of the lunar calendar
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to pierce through; to break through
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
kitchen; financial situation; finances
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right