to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to discuss; to talk together
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
individual; private person; personal; private
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
ignorant of the ways of the world
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
maid; helper; help; assistance
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
answering machine; answer phone
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
by today; before the day is over
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant