chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
but; however; provided that
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
in terms of; from the point of view of
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to step forward; to take a step forward
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane