timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
ex-husband; former husband
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
single-mother household; fatherless family
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
sympathy; compassion; pity
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to become clear; to be made public
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
walking briskly; determinedly