to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
rather; sooner; preferably
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to subsist; to keep on living
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
returning from school; going home from school
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
two persons; two people; pair; couple
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(for the) first time in one's life
unable to resist; unable to suppress
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement