conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to step forward; to take a step forward
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to wander; to roam from place to place
face contorted and about to cry
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to limp; to drag one's feet
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
railroad; railway; rail transport
stretching; extension; elongation
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
destruction; disruption; (application) crash