everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
looking pale; looking unwell
rather; better; instead; if anything
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
such; like that; that sort of; very
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
minimum; at the very least
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
that's a different matter; that's a different story
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
until now; so far; up to the present
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
by myself; in person; by oneself
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era