to devise; to plot; to plan
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
risky; dangerous; insecure
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
cannot be helped; unavoidable
typographical error; typo
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
at some point in the past; at some stage
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
dwelling; house; residence; address
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
woman's looks; woman's charm
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
candlelight service (e.g. in a church); ceremony during a wedding reception where the bride and the groom go from table to table lighting a candle at each
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); turkey (bowling); three strikes in a row
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
framework raising ceremony