reception room; parlor; parlour
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
while; during (the time when)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
having said that; on the other hand
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance