dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
is that so?; I see; right; oh
how; in what way; by what means
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to be helpful; to be useful
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to become dim; to become blurred
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
the way back; the way home; return trip
dusk; nightfall; twilight
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
mountain road; mountain trail
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
witnessing; observing; sighting
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
degenerate; pervert; deviant
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
woman; female; feminine gender
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee