God; god; ace; king; superior person
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
men and women of all ages
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
being left out; being ostracized
to summon courage; to be brave
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
front; frontage; facade; main
and; thereupon; because of that
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
middle of the night; dead of night
to be worried; to be troubled
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
several times; a few times
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)