to stick into; to pierce; to run into
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
along the road; along the way
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
city hospital; municipal hospital
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
too much; excessively; too
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving