to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to be absorbed in reading
charming; fascinating; attractive
in that way; like that; that way
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
control; management (e.g. of a business)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(how) many times; (how) often
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
number one; first; best; most; game; round
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
another meeting; meeting again; reunion