to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
such; like that; that sort of
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
at that time; in those days
in that way; like that; that way
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to spend time (on doing something)
having not the slightest idea
to press a question; to cross-examine
rest; break; recess; intermission
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to cease; to stop; to be over
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
striking; remarkable; considerable
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
periodic; regular; routine
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
carriage; movement (of the body)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
the place for; the time for; the level of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to