that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
something like ...; something called ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
fully prepared; all ready
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
nothing but; except; no more than
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
head of the student council; president of the student council
gossip; corner of the mouth
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since; henceforth; ever since
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
story; tale; talk; discussion
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to face; to go towards; to head towards