action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
flying column; detached force
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
how; in what way; how about
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
elder sister; effeminate man
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
blood relationship; blood relative
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
time; hour; period; class
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
landing; alighting; touch down
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
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
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after all; because; but; even; too; as well