next year; following year
March; third month of the lunar calendar
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
momentous (crucial) decision
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
rainfall; rainy weather; rain; rainy; wet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down