somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to blaze; to burn brightly
sea of fire; sea of flame
to push aside; to push one's way through
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
while; during; while; although; all; both
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
clear; precise; definite; distinct
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)