to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
barbershop; barber shop; barber
older sister; lass; young lady
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(not so) much; (not) very
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to move forward; to move on
Taklamakan Shamo desert; Takla Makan desert
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(please) look; see; (please) try to do