room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to push away; to push aside; to shove
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
right beside; close to; nearby
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
of course; certainly; naturally
while; during; while; although; all; both
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me