unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
individual; private person; personal; private
to rank next to; to come after
donation; contribution; endowment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
because of; owing to; due to
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to have a talk; to tell a story
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
authority; power; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
such; like that; that sort of; very
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice