suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
polite; respectful; reverent
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
street; quarter; district; area
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
each nation; many nations; many countries
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
private citizen; civilian
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
two (long cylindrical things)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to flare up; to burst into flames
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
corridor; hallway; passageway