overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
tedious; boring; being fed up with
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
along the road; along the way
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to face on; to look out on to
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
for example; for instance; e.g.
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
exactly as stated; verbatim
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
with these words; while saying
electricity; (electric) light