to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
such; like that; that sort of; very
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
of course; certainly; naturally
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
such; this sort of; like this
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in this way; thus; such; uh...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing