remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
influence; effect; impact
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be worried; to be troubled
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
breaking off an engagement
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
endless; boundless; everlasting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
complete stranger; total stranger
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling