to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to squash; to crush; to flatten
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
eardrum; tympanic membrane
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
trembling from fear; trembling all over
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
consequence; outcome; result; blame
both hands; both arms; ten
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
of course; certainly; naturally
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on