to begin to rain; to begin to snow
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
at first; in the beginning; originally
polite; courteous; hospitable
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
people; citizens; subjects; folk
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
had better ...; had better not ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
complete stranger; total stranger
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to pass (of time); to elapse
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to dry up completely; to become stale
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
selection; choice; option
regret; repentance; remorse
will; volition; intention; intent; determination