perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
how; in what way; by what means
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
ago; since; before; previous
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
close to the wall; alongside the wall
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
go that far; to that extent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
comparatively; relatively
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum