wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
not necessarily so; is not always true
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
in comparison to; rather than
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
vibration; vibrato; trill
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to rock; to shake; to swing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)