old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
ability; capability; skill
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
hateful; detestable; loathsome
main street; avenue; boulevard
platform; home; home base; home plate
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
office for rent; office to let
business district; office complex
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
being left out; being ostracized
dealing with; coping with
north wind; northerly wind
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
bundling up (in layers of clothes)
down jacket; quilted down coat
to be filled to bursting; to burst
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd