proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
editorial; leading article; leader
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
watchful waiting; careful supervision
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
unmarried; not yet married
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to go out and away; to leave