to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
as stated; verbatim; literally
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
discovery; detection; finding
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
two times; twice; two degrees
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
yearned for; longed for; missed
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
nothing but; except; no more than
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pretend; to act (as if)
to invite in; to show someone in
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom