rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
such; this sort of; like this
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
stimulating; exciting; provocative
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
outbreak of war; starting a war
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
several people; a few people
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
student (esp. a university student)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do