ancestor; forefather; foremother
example; specimen; sample
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be needed; to be wanted
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
around the world; throughout the world
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
from where one sits; while sitting by
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
front; frontage; facade; main
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask; to enquire; to query
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it is not (like that) either
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
that is to say; so that means
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
dry riverbed; river beach
such; this sort of; like this