release; liberation; acquittal
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
great difference; major mistake
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nth district of a town; nth city block
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stop walking; to pause
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)