hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sign; indication; omen; symptom
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
because; for; the reason why is ...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
already; now; no longer; not any more
to leave this world; to die
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to hand over; to surrender
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to invite in; to show someone in
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)