swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
such; this sort of; like this
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
suggestion; hint; implication
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
January; first month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to continue to rain or snow
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent