chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
silence (not speaking); muteness
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
speaking voice; talking voice
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
index finger; forefinger; second toe
form; shape; figure; visage
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
being startled; getting a shock
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
several people; a few people
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
place; situation; position; location
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede