spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to lie down; to throw oneself down
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
living; lifestyle; living room
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
senior high school student
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to relax; to feel at home
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
pessimism; negative thinking
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
society; public; community; social studies
to come to one's senses; to calm down
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
social page (of newspaper); local news page
heading; headline; index; headword
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
in-house manufactured goods
article; news story; report; account
to be relieved; to feel relieved