hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
story; tale; talk; discussion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
queen (consort); empress (consort)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
(political) power; authority; influence
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
conferring of decorations