reading partway; leaving half-read
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
abandoned child; foundling
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
sympathy; empathy; response
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
face; looks; vestiges; trace
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to dye; to colour; to color
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
grotesque; disgusting; gross
intimacy; affection; familiarity
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
distant (behavior, etc.); reserved
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to be intimate with; to befriend
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to entertain; to make welcome
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know