guess; conjecture; surmise
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
course; route; path; process; means
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
alone; unaided; away from home
had better ...; may as well ...
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
fresh wound; fresh bruise
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
determination; resolution
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to say no more; to sink into silence
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
place; situation; position; location
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to raise one's voice; to shout
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
white horse; unrefined sake
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
calls and sounds made by insects
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance