empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
influence; effect; impact
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
pointing out; identification
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to open (one's eyes) wide
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearing one's throat; cough
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
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
sympathy; compassion; pity
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
both hands; both arms; ten
to look around; to survey
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better