elevator landing; elevator hall
self-exile; going into hiding
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
narrow; cramped; small-sized
handrail; railing; banister
this or that person; anybody; many people
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
it's been a long time; long time no see
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
bluff; false show of power; bold front
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
thousands; several thousand
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn