network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
settlement; conclusion; summary
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
surely; certainly; without doubt
eccentric; crank; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to state; to express; to mention
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
since when; from when; how long
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
how; in what way; how about
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
way of speaking; intimation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
remembrance; recollection; recognition
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why