cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
offender; criminal; culprit
contrived; false-sounding
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
store interior; inside of a shop
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to keep (a person) waiting
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
one's share; one's portion
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
back street; back alley; off-street
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to join together; to combine; to join up
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
highest grade; superlative degree
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
firmly; solidly; heartily
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
literally; to the letter; literal
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
standing close together; bristling (with)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to make sense; to be meaningful
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)