strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
common knowledge; well-known fact
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
evening meal; supper; dinner
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
garden lantern; hanging lantern
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
column shape; cylinder; columnar
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till