house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
great success; huge success
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
intermission (between acts); interlude
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
that day; the very same day
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed