weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
originally; by nature; from the start
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to harm; to cause harm to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
inspection; examination; survey
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
after that; afterwards; thereafter
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
other side; opposite side; other party
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
outsider; layman; amateur
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
breeding; raising; rearing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold