unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
poor physical health; bad shape
shyness; bashfulness; shame
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(some) more; even more; longer; further
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
what's what; heads or tails
grasp; catch; understanding
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all