drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
space (room, area, outer space)
those (near the second person)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
such ... as; or some such
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to face on; to look out on to
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
one room apartment; studio apartment
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
time around sunset; early evening
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)