investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
pointing out; identification
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look around; to survey
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
fear; dread; fright; willies
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food