land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
had better ...; had better not ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
chair; stool; post; office; position
several times (as large, over)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
the opposite sex; isomerism
special; particular; peculiar; unique
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
by myself; in person; by oneself
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
explanation; interpretation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility