to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
retort; back talk; backchat
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
both (people); the two of them
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hostility; animosity; enmity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
race (of people); type of person
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
existence; being; presence