sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
physical condition; state of health; shape
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to become pale; to turn pale
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
health; healthy; sound; fit
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
instead; but (on the other hand)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
village headman; village mayor