damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
making a fuss (about nothing); brouhaha
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
home; household; family; hearth
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
comparatively; relatively
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to step forward; to take a step forward
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
long ago; a long time ago; already
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration