normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be worried; to be troubled
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
secret; private; surreptitious
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to be found; to be discovered
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
shady; underhanded; questionable
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use