Luan; Rouen (France); Rouyn (Canada)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to employ; to hire; to charter
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to become better; to improve
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
fear of heights; acrophobia
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
suffix for familiar person
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case