being left out; being ostracized
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
scenery; scene; landscape
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to repeat; to do something over again
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
one's home country; one's homeland
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
national border; provincial border
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
royal capital; imperial capital
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
until now; so far; up to the present
only; merely; but; no more than
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ten; 10; ten years of age
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally