to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
society; public; community; social studies
only recently; just of late
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Japanese person; Japanese people
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
technique; art; skill; move
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to be found; to be discovered
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little