stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to stop walking; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to rescue from; to help out of; to save