heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to ask; to enquire; to query
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to shake one's head (in denial)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
what kind of business; what sort of matter
sour look; surly face; pout
basket; basketball; basket cloth
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
evening meal; dinner; supper
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place