transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
transport; transportation
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be too numerous; to be too much
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decrease; reduction; decline
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
perception; sensation; awareness
even if; even though; however; no matter how
how long; how far; how much
street; quarter; district; area
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head