cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
originally; by nature; from the start
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to set (sun); to become dark
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
some people; a few people; several people
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
this world; this life; world of the living
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
scene; spectacle; sight; view
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner