silently; hushed; in a still manner
establishment (of a business); founding
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
postwar period; period after Second World War
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
guess; conjecture; surmise
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
complicated and mysterious
guess; speculation; supposition
observation; survey; watching
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
addition; annexation; appendage
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
nothing but; none other than
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
in a day; in a brief space of time
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
match; game; bout; contest
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense