foreign; abroad; overseas
third-year student; third-year pupil
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
new residential area; new residential development
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
building lot; residential land
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
migratory bird; bird of passage
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
common reed (Phragmites australis)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to die by drowning; to drown
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
going to and from school; school commute
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action