to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to be at a loss for words
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
old friend; familiar face
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at that time; in those days
very young; little; childish; immature
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tool; implement; means; furniture
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never