retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to put one's strength into
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to open (one's eyes) wide
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
ideal man (as a romantic partner); eligible bachelor
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
three parts; three copies
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
first part (of a book, film, etc.); first volume; prequel
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
threesome (sexual activity)