the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
will not do; do not; does not
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
such a thing; something like that
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
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; to grasp (a point)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
not understanding; not knowing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
had better ...; had better not ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use