as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
inn town; post town; post-station town
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
how long; how much; to what extent
number of times; frequency; count
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to face; to go towards; to head towards
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to smile (at); to grin (at)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
patriarch; head of a family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hostility; antagonism; opposition
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...