greater than ...; bigger ...
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
three parts; three copies
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
island in a pond or river
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
one's family; family member
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
looking on (somebody) as hostile