performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
one by one; one at a time; in turn
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
new building; new construction
construction at top speed
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
binoculars; field glasses
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)