bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to call in; to invite; to bring in
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
descendant; progeny; offspring
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
what proportion; what percentage
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
successive generations; successive emperors
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
curious; strange; unusual
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
percentage of correct answers
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused