sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with