meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to indicate; to show; to point to
literally; to the letter; literal
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
murder; killing; murderer
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore