weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
intelligence; intellect; brains
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
companion; partner; spouse
besides; furthermore; moreover
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
such ... as; or some such
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
trifling matter; urination; urine
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally