sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
piece; fragment; one (object)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to recall; to remember; to recollect
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
suspicion (of others); jealousy
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
hidden room; secret chamber
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
flight; desertion; escape
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
two times; twice; two degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
is something that; is that which
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification