faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
student in a lower grade; underclassman
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
moment; brief space of time
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
primness; prim person; clear soup
ability; capability; skill
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
at a loss for words; stumped for words
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
remarkable; striking; obvious
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt