special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
door; gate; opening; title page
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
behind; in the rear; in back
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
light; right; right field; right fielder
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
how long; how much; to what extent
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
value; worth; virtue; blessing
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
having an ancient and honorable origin
corridor; hallway; passageway
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
energy conservation; economical use of energy
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
long-awaited; much-awaited
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...