it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
being startled; getting a shock
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
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)
not yet known; unknown; strange
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
retreating figure; appearance from behind
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
great difference; big difference; wide margin
innocent; cherubic; childlike
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)