unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
illustrated diary; picture diary
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
story; tale; talk; discussion
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to be needed; to be wanted
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
siblings; brothers and sisters
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
great difference; major mistake
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
real experience; actual observations
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex