introduction; presentation; referral; listing
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
society; the world; the times
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to leave (a scene); to step away
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the way back; the way home; return trip
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
each house; every house; many houses
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40