new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
memories; recollections; reminiscence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
at that time; in those days
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
in the same way as; just like
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
letter; missive; note; mail
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
a little bit; a little while
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
instead; but (on the other hand)