thicket; coppice; brushwood
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
full of troubles, difficulties
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to be needed; to be wanted
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to rebuke; to scold harshly
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
accident; emergency; calamity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
member of a theatrical troupe
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
how much; how many; however
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
(former) imperial university
government service; government employ
opening a business; opening a practice
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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