to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
one by one; one after another; successively
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
regret; repentance; remorse
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cry and shout; to scream
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again