subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
accurate; correct; precise; exact
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tedious; boring; being fed up with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
meaning; significance; sense
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; but; even though; I wish that
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
place; situation; position; location
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hoarse voice; husky voice
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)