100,000,000; one hundred million
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
empty lot; vacant plot of land
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
town; city; municipal; urban
spring break; spring vacation
second-year student; biennial
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
step; stride; counter for steps
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
biological younger sister
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
late at night; at a late hour
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
each house; every house; many houses
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar