to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
way; path; route; along the way; along the road
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to keep (a person) waiting
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
recognition; acquaintance
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head