as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
next generation; future generation
to knock down; to knock off
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
order; command; directions; instructions
to speak; to say; to vocalize
an issue being settled; a case being closed
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
somehow or other; for some reason or another
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to pierce through; to break through
hidden room; secret chamber
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
current student; enrolled student
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to become dim; to become blurred
to become settled; to be fixed
to crouch; to squat; to cower
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter