to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
while; even though; despite
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
Europe and America; the West
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
school building; schoolhouse
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
image; figure; figure; form; image
sports ground; sports oval
less than ...; smaller ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
go that far; to that extent
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest