in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tone (of voice); manner of talking
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
military police brigade (land army)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
after a long time; for the first time in a while
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tension; mental strain; nervousness
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
check station; checkpoint
understood; I see; OK; present; here
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during