awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
easy to read; legible; clear
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
most difficult; next to impossible
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
people; men and women; each person; everybody
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative