hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
stupid face; foolish look on one's face
himself; yourself; herself
sentiment; sentimentality
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
attenuation (factor, rate)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
important points; main points
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
delicate; gentle; fleeting
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread