to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
main street; avenue; boulevard
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
amount of light; quantity of light
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
the way back; the way home; return trip