to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
whole story; full picture; full particulars
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sea level; (surface of) sea
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to pass (of time); to elapse
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
in the end; on top of that
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
theory of ideas; Platonic idealism
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
together; at the same time; same; identical
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
standing tall; towering; soaring
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle