Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
open-top car; convertible; soft-top; cabriolet
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
turning to the left; left turn
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
excellent; superb; first-rate
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
working in the fields; working on a farm
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
living by oneself; living alone
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)