one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sports-minded; sports-oriented
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
rest; break; recess; intermission
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
form; shape; figure; visage
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
recollection; reminiscence
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin