volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
outline; summary; argument
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
succession; continuation; series; sequence
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
pardon me for leaving (first)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to make an appearance; to show up
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof