valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to be erected; to be built
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
(electric) torch; flashlight
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
as; because; with; due to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
library (usu. single-room); small library