explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be conspicuous; to stand out
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to gather; to collect; to assemble
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
but; however; provided that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
the opposite sex; isomerism
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...