to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
time; hour; season; time of the year
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to recall; to remember; to recollect
almost every day; almost daily
caution; admonition; warning
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
running away; escaping on foot
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to cast a net; to throw a net
man of virtue; humanitarian
broadminded; magnanimous; (arch.) abundant (of flowing water); (arch.) plentiful
open; public; official; overt
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
universal life force; source of animation for all things; free spirit; mindset unencumbered with worldly concerns
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic