correction; revision; amendment
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
sentiment; sentimentality
unique; peculiar; singular
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
one's real father; natural father; biological father
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to count up; to enumerate
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
senility; dotage; decrepitude