sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(another's) daughter; young lady
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
school of fish; shoal of fish
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ancient times; prehistoric times
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
3rd day of the month; three days
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)