reliance; trust; faith; confidence
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
one meal; one meal (a day)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
in the meanwhile; during the time
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
story; tale; talk; discussion
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be silent; to say nothing
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention