to be surprised; to be astonished
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to pass (of time); to elapse
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tension; mental strain; nervousness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
clearly; distinctly; vividly
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
again; once more; a second time
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
in comparison to; rather than
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
meaning; significance; sense
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree