increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at that time; in those days
very popular; highly favoured
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mental; spiritual; emotional
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
serious look (on one's face); straight face
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
real experience; actual observations
to replace; to move; to change the position of
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
vague recollection; faint memory
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
monster cat; cat with magical powers
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
depiction; description; portrayal
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ordinary citizen; the general public
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)