to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
instant; moment; for an instant
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
single word; a few words; brief comment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
audience; spectator; spectators
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to apologize; to apologise
in a day; in a brief space of time
ago; since; before; previous
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
script; libretto; scenario
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
drama; theatre; theater; play
had better ...; had better not ...
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to triumph; to be elated with success
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thought; consideration; thinking
of no interest; not interested