moat; fosse; canal; ditch
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to state; to express; to mention
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
deadly serious; deadly earnest
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
mysterious thief; phantom thief
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to need; to call for; to require
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
police officer; policeman; policewoman
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience