an issue being settled; a case being closed
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
messenger; envoy; emissary
news; word; tidings; omen
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to sniff out; to get wind of
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
home area; home town; local
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to tighten; to press hard
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
is something that; is that which
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear