to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to complain; to make a complaint
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
reading aloud; recitation
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in comparison to; rather than
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
three; three years of age
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
anything and everything; just about everything
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
breathing of a sleeping person
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)