a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
woman; female; feminine gender
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
both (people); the two of them
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
transfer student; student changing schools
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
that day; the very same day
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person