shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
with a start; with a jump
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to squeeze out; to wring out
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
invitation; introduction; temptation
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
final scene; the end; finale
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
street; quarter; district; area