agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
stifled (laughter); simmering
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
sour look; surly face; pout
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
weather; fair weather; fine weather
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
day of month; counter for days
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
wicked thought; wicked mind
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
joint struggle; common (united) front
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
trip story; vacation story
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
performance; playing on stringed instruments
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
theatre; theater; playhouse
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion