pleasant feeling; good vibes
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
home; household; family; hearth
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
surely; certainly; without doubt
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
famous brand of sake; choice sake
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe