absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
beginning; outset; first; onset
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
reputation; respectability
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
pretension; conceit; hubris
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be silent; to say nothing
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
form; shape; figure; visage
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
serious; severe; grave; acute
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
in the same manner as before; the same as always
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
sincere; earnest; serious
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential