thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
at work; in the midst of work; working
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be found; to be discovered
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
circulation (of the blood)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
heart; guts; nerve; central part