until now; so far; up to the present
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
reality; actuality; hard fact
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
putting out the light; switching off the light
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning