crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
essence; true nature; substance; reality
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to be embarrassed; to lose face
in the same way as; just like
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
episode; anecdote; vignette
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
both hands; both arms; ten
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
elementary; basic; rudimentary
otherwise; or else; if not
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged