innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
because of; owing to; due to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to be needed; to be wanted
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
at that time; in those days
hot topic; talk of the town
landowner; landlord; landlady
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind