unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
terraced fields; terraced farm
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
living room (Western style); sitting room
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
parents and siblings; one's relatives
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight