to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
without leaving any trace
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
comfort; consolation; diversion
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
it hasn't been long since
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
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)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
very much; exceedingly; extremely
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to use up all one's strength
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
the place for; the time for; the level of
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy