to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
by sheer strength; by brute force
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
different (from); not the same (as)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to refuse; to reject; to deny
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
two persons; two people; pair; couple
feeling; sense; impression
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with