putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
manly; masculine; like a man
courteous; decorous; polite
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
offender; criminal; culprit
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
commuting to school; school commute
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
dwelling; house; residence; address
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise