to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
because of; owing to; due to
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
study; library; den; home office; reading room
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
in succession; one after another
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
each time it happens; at all such times
counter for books; volume
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve