four (long cylindrical things)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
woman; female; feminine gender
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
in the meanwhile; during the time
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
man; male; masculine gender
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become pale; to turn pale
meaning; significance; sense
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
beginning; outset; first; onset
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm