as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
comfort; consolation; diversion
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
what date?; what's the date?; when?
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
until now; so far; up to the present
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
world; society; people; the public
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
interference; intervention; meddling
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
give-and-take; give and take
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
going through; going via; going by way of
while; even though; despite
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short