isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
front entrance; front door
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
one by one; one at a time; in turn
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
departure; leaving; setting off
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
neat and clean; tidy; trim