to increase; to add to; to augment
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
almost every day; almost daily
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
wide-open; frank; open; candid
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
long ago; a long time ago; already
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
large number (of); many; majority
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to find out; to discover; to locate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about