ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
creation; Creation (by God)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ancestor; forefather; foremother
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
first meeting; first interview with
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
outside world; physical world
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)