to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
very; much; greatly; a lot of
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
retirement (from the world); seclusion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to chase; to run after; to pursue