spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
very interesting; of great interest
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
metallic quality; metallicity
genuine article; real thing; real deal
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
being startled; getting a shock
to be worried; to be troubled
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come