literally; to the letter; literal
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
young man who becomes famous overnight
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
outsider; someone outside of a group
again; once more; a second time
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
don't you think?; indicates question
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rest; break; recess; intermission
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
beautiful woman; (a) beauty