to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
originally; by nature; from the start
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
until now; so far; up to the present
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
if you think about it; come to think of it
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
New Year's Eve; December 31
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
depending on; dependent on
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment