strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
and; thereupon; because of that
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to understand from experience
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
without leaving any trace
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key