to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to rock; to shake; to swing
body; physical system; (the) person
with a start; with a jump
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to go along; to walk along; to follow