abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
trouble; bother; annoyance
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in that manner; like that
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
silence (not speaking); muteness
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
hard to reach place; remote place
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
interruption; interference; butting in
sincere; earnest; serious
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
distant look; faraway look
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal