surroundings; environs; circumference
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
manly; masculine; like a man
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
eccentric; crank; oddball
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
again; once more; a second time
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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)