nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
sea level; (surface of) sea
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
running lights; sidelight; side light
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)