vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
something like ...; something called ...
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
such ... as; or some such
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to pass (of time); to elapse
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
beyond that point; after that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
silence (not speaking); muteness
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
serious; not joking; straight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
don't you think?; indicates question
modesty; humility; being humble
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style