to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
last night; yesterday evening
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to make a speech; to address
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
suddenly; all of a sudden
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to blow off; to be blown off
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
though; notwithstanding; although
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)