tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
yen (currency of Japan); circle
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
while; even though; despite
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
moss phlox (Phlox subulata); moss pink
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nothing but; except; no more than
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to step forward; to take a step forward
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
without trouble; easily; readily
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation