middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized); (arch.) quiet and lonely
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
solitude; loneliness; isolation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
should; must; -able; probably; likely
single word; a few words; brief comment
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
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
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than