by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be found; to be discovered
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; consolation; diversion
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
living thing; living creature; animal; life
that's the way it is; such is life
to tighten; to press hard
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
even if; even though; however; no matter how
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
trivial; not amounting to much
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
breath; breathing; tone; mood
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken