may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
for example; for instance; e.g.
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
too much; excessively; too
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
reality; actuality; hard fact
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
even though; despite; when
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
suddenly; all of a sudden
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
near; close; beside; third person
the same as always; day after day
to erase all trace of something
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to have a talk; to tell a story
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...