looking pale; looking unwell
to be busy at work; to work diligently
gender; distinction of sex; sex
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
nesting hole; burrow; den
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
had better ...; had better not ...
to succeed; to bear fruit
every place; various places
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
wearing one's hair in braids
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to mow; to reap; to harvest