or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
cake served with tea; teacake
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also