consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
strategy meeting; council of war
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
neighbourhood; neighborhood
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful