to show up; to appear; to turn up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
popular name; common name; given name
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
influence; clout; leverage
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to spread; to be propagated
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
letter; missive; note; mail
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to repeat; to do something over again
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
being adopted into the family of one's bride