ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to ask; to enquire; to query
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
personality; character; individuality; personhood
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout