as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(some) more; even more; longer; further
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
exactly as stated; verbatim
instant; moment; for an instant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not