therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
suggestion; hint; implication
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to pause; to have a short intermission
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
that day; the very same day
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
wintertime; winter season
to relax; to feel at home
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
determination; resolution
to put into effect; to put into practice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
be (that) as it may; having said that