miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
speaking voice; talking voice
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)