line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
shopping; purchased goods
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
the same generation; coeval
to stop walking; to pause
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
at work; in the midst of work; working
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost