(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
attenuation (factor, rate)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
(glaring) covetously; (watching) eagerly (for a chance)
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
lacking light; unlit; aphotic
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
delicate; gentle; fleeting
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to be silent; to hold one's tongue; to contain oneself; to disregard; to ignore; to let pass