to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
disturbance; riot; mayhem
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
call; summons; convening; convocation
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(someone else's) parents; both parents
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)