serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
white stone; white (go pieces)
the same generation; coeval
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
children's story; fairy tale
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
automatic; intransitive verb
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else