fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
strong-willed; strong of heart
older brother and younger sister
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
preliminary test or trial; tryout
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to get angry; to become perverse
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
authenticity; credibility
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to palm off; to force a sale
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
each newspaper; every newspaper
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
if you think about it; come to think of it
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate