to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
accident; emergency; calamity
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
ago; since; before; previous
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
speech; expression; wording; language
voice quality; type of voice
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
change; alteration; modification
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to leave word; to leave a message
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across