to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
now; the present time; just now; another; more
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; this sort of; like this
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
ago; since; before; previous
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); 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
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
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)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
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
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent