joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
how; in what way; how about
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
one-by-one; separately; in detail
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
out-of-office notification (email)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
though one didn't intend (expect) to
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked