but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to relax; to feel at home
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
in spite of; regardless of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
middle of the night; dead of night
longing for others; wanting company
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
yearning; longing for; deep affection
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
failure; mistake; blunder
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
landowner; landlord; landlady
small number; few; minority
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
negotiations; discussions; connection
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
alone; by oneself; on one's own
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
small restaurant; eating house