imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
street at night; making a night journey
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
unimpressive; unimpressed
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
what sort of; what kind of; what way
though; even if; whether ... or ...
process; course; mechanism
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to concern; to be related
proposal; motion; recommendation
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly