funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
normalcy; normality; normal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
stealthily; secretly; in secret
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity