many people; a large number of people
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in the end; on top of that
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to speak; to hear a voice
both hands; both arms; ten
to pick up; to find; to gather
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
many; much; plenty; hardly
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
group; bunch; crowd; group
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
door; gate; opening; title page
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
two persons; two people; pair; couple