(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
expertise; experience; knowledge
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
very likely; very probable
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
content-free chat; idle gossip
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
questions and answers; dialogue
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement