to become desperate; to give in to despair
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
incident; affair; happening; event
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to have a talk; to tell a story
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
until now; so far; up to the present
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
reality; actuality; hard fact
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...