strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
distant look; faraway look
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to take a breath; to take a short rest
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who