refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
that's the way it is; such is life
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
stifled (laughter); simmering
to go past; to pass; to pass by
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
scenery; scene; landscape
edge of town; outskirts of a village
mountain road; mountain trail
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to stop crying; to cry oneself out