serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
directions; instructions; orders; command
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
insanity; an insane person
of course; certainly; naturally
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to face; to go towards; to head towards
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly