ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
several minutes; a few minutes
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
expression; look; countenance; face
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
as (for); for; in the capacity of
firm; strong; solid; stable
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
main force; brute force; strong-arm
arrest; apprehension; capture
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around