scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
failure; mistake; blunder
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
hot topic; talk of the town
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
recommendation; referral; endorsement
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
postponement; deferment; adjournment
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
secret; private; surreptitious
bedside; near one's pillow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
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
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust