needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to think (something) strange
observation; survey; watching
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
standing tall; towering; soaring
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
central government office; head office; this office
to set (sun); to become dark
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
real intention; true motive; true meaning
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing