listen!; you see; mind you; remember
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
stale; hackneyed; cliched
scene; sight; scenario; setting
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
junior high school student; middle school pupil
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
unprecedented; never seen before
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
on countless occasions; many a time
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
particularly; only; in the case of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before