isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
wall clock; grandfather clock
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
third-year student; third-year pupil
spiritism session; seance
tedious; boring; being fed up with
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health