innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
beforehand; in advance; previously
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
presence; sitting with; being with
to become desperate; to give way to despair
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
(theatrical) fighting scene
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
every person; every mouth; every entrance
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
unprecedented; record-breaking
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stop walking; to pause
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour