strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to make oneself available (free)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
waist-robe; pleated lower garment
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
hating; strongly disliking
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
unimpressive; unimpressed
detached; aloof; indifferent
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
for some (unspecified) reason
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
way of calling (something or someone)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be hesitant; to feel timid
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure