neighbouring house; neighboring house
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
attendance (at school); going to school
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
near; close; beside; third person
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
myself; yourself; I; me; you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly