(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
presumption; assumption; estimation
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
like this; in this way; as you see
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to smile (at); to grin (at)
only; merely; but; no more than
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to recall; to remember; to recollect
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
reality; actuality; hard fact
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
suddenly; all of a sudden
river; stream; River; the ... river
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stop walking; to pause
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
don't you think?; indicates question