number one; first; best; most; game; round
knowing; (an) acquaintance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
old hag; old woman; old bat
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
while; during; while; although; all; both
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
library (usu. single-room); small library
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case