Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
continental; continentality
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
small grain; small stature or ability
pale; pallid; bluish-white
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to draw (water); to fill (with water); to take into consideration
to be perturbed; to be agitated
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to examine someone's expression
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord