common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
occurrence; happening; incident; event
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
silence; stillness; quietness
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
having no special rank or title
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
for example; for instance; e.g.
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
climax; peak; zenith; apex
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
permanent; perpetual; lasting
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
very interesting; of great interest
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
being startled; getting a shock
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best