established fact; fait accompli
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
periodic; regular; routine
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
since when; from when; how long
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
draw; tie; quits; even; square
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
as if nothing had happened
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
along the river; riverside
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)