car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to go past; to pass; to pass by
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to apologize; to apologise
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in case of; at that time; at this time
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
being startled; getting a shock
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
attendance (at school); going to school
extended leave; long vacation
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
the way back; the way home; return trip
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate