natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
... years old; age (of) ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to gain strength; to have energy
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to begin shooting; to shoot out
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon