to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hoarse voice; husky voice
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to remain unextinguished; to survive
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to comfort; to console; to amuse
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry