leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
slightly early; just before
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
these guys; these fellows
not caring; not giving a damn
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
beforehand; in advance; previously
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
final; eventual; ultimate
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
vitality; (one's) life force
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)