once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
house search (e.g. by the police)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
solitude; loneliness; isolation
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
of course; certainly; naturally
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
real intention; true motive; true meaning
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
sincere; earnest; serious
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone