to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(period of) a year; during an era
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
question; inquiry; enquiry
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to press a question; to cross-examine
with a bang (clash, bump)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
drop (e.g. of water); drip
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to crawl towards; to creep up to