parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to keep a house; to run a household
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
criticism; critique; review; commentary
instead; but (on the other hand)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
witnessing; observing; sighting
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to sob; to be choked with tears
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
vocal sound; tone of voice
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
finally; barely; only just; gradually
violent emotion; passion; fury
one day; (on) a certain day
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
several times; a few times
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous