outside the city area; suburbs
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
slightly early; just before
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
shoulder (of a road); berm
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
worried look; worried expression
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to attempt; to test; to try out
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
company; corporation; workplace
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
person concerned; interested party; related party