place; situation; position; location
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
street stall; stand; booth
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
came here; coming here; recently
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
with a start; with a jump
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
love affair; sensual pleasures