set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to accept; to receive; to agree
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ignorant of the ways of the world
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
failure; mistake; blunder
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
position; location; base; point; site
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
that's a different matter; that's a different story
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)