secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
one day; (on) a certain day
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pick up; to find; to gather
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
while surprised; suddenly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
feeling; sense; impression
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
really; truly; indeed; good grief
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
near; close; beside; third person
to harm; to cause harm to
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
originally; by nature; from the start
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to carry out one's mission
consists of; comprises; is made up of
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
forcibly; against one's will
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag