doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
underground lake; subterranean lake
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
front; frontage; facade; main
kitchen; financial situation
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
unpredictability; element of surprise
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
national border; provincial border
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
very much; very many; more and more
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank