to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to crack; to develop a crack
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
nursing school; nursing college
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to be hesitant; to feel timid
confusion; distraction; derangement
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to run down (stairs, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
waterproofing; making watertight