flight; running away; absconding; elopement
at that time; in those days
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the poor; the needy; the destitute
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
older sister; elder sister
pessimism; disappointment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be opposite; to face each other
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to brighten; to grow light
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)