tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
outward appearance; looks
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
called; known as; that; to say
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
usually; under usual circumstances
to make a fool of (someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives