unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover
point of purchase; point-of-purchase advertising; Post Office Protocol; POP
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
on the occasion of; at the time of
to quicken one's pace (steps)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
but; however; provided that
(state of) unconsciousness
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
great enterprise; great task
outward appearance; looks
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune