pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
still; even now; to this day
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
frequency (of occurrence)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
hills and fields; countryside
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
to happen to hear; to overhear
rule; reign; government; governing
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
well-bred; of good upbringing
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt