gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
surmise; guess; inference
this document; this letter; this writing
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to visit (someone) in hospital
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
information; making a report (to a superior)
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
several minutes; a few minutes
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
direct descent; direct line