style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
best friend; very close friend
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
boarder; boarding student
surname; family name; last name
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
weight training; muscle training
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
stairs; stairway; staircase
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
forcibly; against one's will
to spend a night together
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
(some) more; even more; longer; further
story; tale; talk; discussion
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
long (time that has passed); old (story)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
complete change; about-face
gradually; slowly but steadily
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
presence (impressive quality)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
outside world; physical world
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)