circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
thereupon; shortly thereafter
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to close (one's eyes); to shut
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
both hands; both arms; ten
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
premature death; untimely death; dying young
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray