groundless rumor (rumour)
guess; speculation; supposition
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
site; point on a map; spot
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land