huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
only; merely; but; no more than
incident; affair; happening; event
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
some people; a few people; several people
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
image; figure; figure; form; image
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
short trip; brief journey; excursion
tone (of voice); manner of talking
serious; severe; grave; acute
laughing while reminiscing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
war; fighting; fierce competition
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
so; like this; in this way