(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
manly; masculine; like a man
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
serious; severe; grave; acute
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
out of character; unlike one
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
not understanding; not knowing
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
decision; determination; resolution
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy