comparatively high; fairly expensive
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
new building; new construction
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
by your leave; with your permission
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to take; to catch; to capture
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to give a broad grin; to smirk
difficult problem; challenge
settlement; solution; resolution
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
through a wall; on the other side of a wall