notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
3000; three thousand; many
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
dilapidated house; deserted house
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
inheritance; something given or received
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see