textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
writing; composition; essay; sentence
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
duty room; staff room; waiting room
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to go out and away; to leave
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
members; member; constituent
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
attractiveness; charm; amiability
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)