contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
security firm; security company
company president; manager; director
the same; the said; likewise
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
expression; look; countenance; face
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
preference; priority; precedence
how long; how far; how much
to pass (of time); to elapse
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
both; both sides; both parties
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance