declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
kiss scene; kissing scene
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry