dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
product; produce; result; fruit
suggestion; hint; implication
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to be led by; to be headed by
uncle (older than one's parent)
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
being startled; getting a shock
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
repentance; confession; penitence
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
just one person; only one