provisional; temporary; tentative
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
in proportion to; according to; depending on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to turn towards; to point
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
in this way; thus; such; uh...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
short pause; short interval
presence (impressive quality)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
door; gate; opening; title page