copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
proposal; offer; request; application
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
just because; even if; even though
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to apologize; to apologise
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
just past noon; afternoon
commuting to school; school commute
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may