because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
society; public; community; social studies
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
public transportation; public transport
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
one's possessions; ownership
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
guidance; leadership; leading the way
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
polish (jewels); cultivation
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded