stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
what is called; what they call; so-called
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
first meeting; first contest between
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
home area; home town; local
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
audience; spectator; spectators
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
following someone through a locked door, thus obtaining unauthorized access
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded