opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
called; known as; that; to say
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
bathing; going in the bath
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
degenerate; pervert; deviant
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
intelligence operative; spy
oracle; revelation; divine message
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world