tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
arrest; apprehension; capture
drama; play; powerful drug
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
intelligence gathering; information gathering
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
commencing with; including
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to await; to wait for; to expect
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
one by one; one each; one at a time
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say