neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
deep inside; innermost place
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to torment; to torture; to harass
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
feeling one gets from listening to something
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
that's true; of course; obviously
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ratio; proportion; percentage
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to follow another's example
drop (e.g. of water); drip
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
sensitivity; susceptibility
to stare back at; to look back at
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plainly; clearly; vividly
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
rather; sooner; preferably
genuine article; real thing; real deal
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to discuss; to talk together
close to the wall; alongside the wall
inexpert or untrained eyes
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit