sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to attempt; to test; to try out
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
immediately; right away; on the spot
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
resonance; sympathetic vibration
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
grasp; catch; understanding
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)