to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
average; ordinary; normal
middle of the night; dead of night
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
taste; flavor; taste; liking
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
lightly; easily; carelessly
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
People's Honour Award (honor); National Honour Award
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling