adapting for TV; television adaptation
living room (Western style); sitting room
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
income; receipts; revenue
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to have one's teeth set on edge; to get loose teeth
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to summon; to get used to call
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
nothing but; none other than
every year; yearly; annually
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
composition; setting (of music)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)