town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
even though; despite; when
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come to one's senses; to calm down
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to stare back at; to look back at
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
impossible; unlikely; improbable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
consequence; outcome; result; blame
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)