long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
same; similar; (just) like; equal
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to ask; to enquire; to query
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to feel; to sense; to experience
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days