faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
3rd day of the month; three days
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
middle of the night; dead of night
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
just past noon; afternoon
considerably; greatly; a lot
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
death from cold; freezing to death
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
silence (not speaking); muteness
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
little by little; bit by bit
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
last week; the week before
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)