what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
floor above; floor upstairs
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
surroundings; environs; circumference
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(social) class; rank; grade
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
difference; variation; difference
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why