above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
without permission; without notice
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
older sister and younger brother
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
time; hour; period; class
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
treating someone like a child
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman