disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
even if ...; even supposing that ...
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
light; faint; pale; fleeting
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
snake; serpent; large snake
meaning; significance; sense
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to name; to call; to christen; to term
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
most part; greater part; majority
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
than; other than; except; but
oblong; landscape orientation
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
since when; from when; how long
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school