strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
same family (race, tribe)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
joint together; opposite; facing
editor (in publishing, etc.)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
truth is stranger than fiction
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
manners; behavior; behaviour
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
bungalow; one-story house
default; default (setting)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!