isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to continue to rain or snow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
story; tale; talk; discussion
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tradition; legend; folklore
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
literature; books (reference); document
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
impossible to do (although wants to)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
self-defense; self-defence
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to have a talk; to tell a story
in the future; another day; later
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk