outside the city area; suburbs
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
secret; hidden; unseen; inward
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
donor; contributor; provider
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
helping hand; help; support; aid
heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running)
to leave this world; to die
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
audience; spectator; spectators
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure