being startled; getting a shock
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
how long; how far; how much
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as a child; when one was a child
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
outsider; someone outside of a group
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to accept; to receive; to agree
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
people; citizens; subjects; folk
even if not; even without
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
choice; selection; option
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely