apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
person concerned; interested party; related party
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
engagement; engage (e.g. angle)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
heterochromia iridis; eyes differing in colour (color)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
how many years; how long; what year
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)