strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
speech; expression; wording; language
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
directly opposite; right in front
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
every year; yearly; annually
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
intelligence; discernment
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously