majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
while; during (the time when)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
dealing with; coping with
on the occasion of; at the time of
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
incident; affair; happening; event
normalcy; normality; normal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
initial value; initializing value; default value
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
limited; limiting; restrictive
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
directly opposite; right in front
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist