absence; disregard; indifference
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
strategy meeting; council of war
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to recall; to remember; to recollect
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
corner room; corner apartment
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day