the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
thawing; defrosting; decompression (of data); extraction; unpacking
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
former years; formerly; a few years ago
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
engraver; carver; sculptor
wish; desire; ambition; choice
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
nth district of a town; nth city block
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
the times; the world; society
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
along the road; at the side of the road
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to come face to face (with)