understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
while; even though; despite
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
is something that; is that which
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...