summer vacation; summer holiday
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
store name; shop name; restaurant name
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
interior design; interior; upholstery
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to have meaning; to be meaningful
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
oracle; revelation; divine message