art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
great laughter; burst of laughter
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
myself; yourself; I; me; you
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
main force; chief object; mainline
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
difference; variation; difference
in that way; thus; so; so?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like