to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how long; how much; to what extent
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
guess; speculation; supposition
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sender; consignor; remitter
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that's true; of course; obviously
until now; so far; up to the present
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
understood; I see; OK; present; here
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
solution; solution strategy
to be found; to be discovered