confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
older brother; elder brother
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
joke; playfulness; kidding around
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
serious look (on one's face); straight face
participation; joining; entry; adherence
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof