as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
single word; a few words; brief comment
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
low spirits; depressed heart
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
in the morning; during the morning
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
particularly; only; in the case of
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
at first; in the beginning; originally
influence (on someone); inspiration
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death