better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
living thing; living creature; animal; life
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
occupation; calling; livelihood
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to pass (of time); to elapse
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
first meeting; first interview with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
sympathy; compassion; pity
selection; choice; option
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
shall ...; to assume; to suppose