to be silent; to say nothing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
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)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
scrap; junk; waste material
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
never mind!; don't worry about it
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to shake one's head (in denial)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)