unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
how; in what way; how about
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
time; hour; period; class
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
discovery; detection; finding