intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
start; beginning; first step; clue
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
migratory bird; bird of passage
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to take (all of) into consideration
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
stealthily; secretly; in secret
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also