as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to push away; to push aside; to shove
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to look around; to survey
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reading partway; leaving half-read
troublesome; annoying; complicated
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to relax; to feel at home
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
in the end; at the end of the day
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
correlation; interrelation
empirical; from experience
to summon courage; to be brave
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts