to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
difference; variation; difference
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
men and women of all ages
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
offence; offense; hindrance
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to approach; to draw near
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance