reality; actuality; hard fact
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
dated; date; fixed; external
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be found; to be discovered
hiding one's embarrassment
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision