to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
towering; astonishingly high
instant; moment; for an instant
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
birth; creation; formation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to watch over; to watch attentively
look; glance; (at first) sight
study; diligence; discount; reduction
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
anecdote; brief (comic) story
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that