that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be able to manage somehow or another
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
long time; long interval; for quite some time
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
gale; violent (strong) wind
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be opposite; to face each other