each house; every house; many houses
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
expression; look; countenance; face
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
excited condition; excited state
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
world-class; (of) high global reputation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
gazing at (in wonderment)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
regulation cap; school cap
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
just like; the same as; no different than
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue