duty; function; office; mission; task; role
call; summons; convening; convocation
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you could say that; that might be so
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
trivial; not amounting to much
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have time free; to have time to spare
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
a few seconds; several seconds
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to cease; to stop; to be over
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model