common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
people; men and women; each person; everybody
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
police officer; policeman; constable
ready with a rifle leveled
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
single word; a few words; brief comment
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical