patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
literally; to the letter; literal
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
town girl; girl raised in a town
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
to attempt; to test; to try out
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
(not) even once; (not) ever
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
unexpectedly; surprisingly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to complain; to make a complaint
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
particularly; only; in the case of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
any more; any further; any better; any longer