nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
schoolgirl; female student
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
house search; search of the premises
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
inheritance; succession to property
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
unqualified; without qualifications
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
solitude; loneliness; isolation
young CEO; young company president
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
with a start; with a jump
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
manly; masculine; like a man