ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
battlefield; battleground
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
subway; metro; underground (railway)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject