considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
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
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
still (continuing); as ever; further
to put one's strength into
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse