older sister; elder sister
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
proposal; offer; request; application
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed