to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
menial; meanness; servility; abject
great actor; famous actor; star
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
negotiations; discussions; connection
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
this (very thing); this precisely
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
cruel creditor; bill collector
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
with a friendly grin; smilingly
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
in the mountains; among the mountains
sake brewer; sake brewery
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)