superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to lose one's resolve; to have one's resolution waver
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
because of; owing to; due to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to become decrepit; to become senile
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to jump at; to be attracted by
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm