firm; strong; solid; stable
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
security guard; doorkeeper
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
without cause; without reason
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
reproachful; hateful; bitter
school building; schoolhouse
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
almost; roughly; approximately
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
the other day; a few days ago
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
way; method; means; resource; course
to telephone; to make a phone call
tattling; telling on (someone)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation