rather; better; instead; if anything
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
notice; attention; observation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
here and there; everywhere
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to find out; to discover; to locate
no matter how much time passes
settlement; solution; resolution
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
don't worry about it; forget about it
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how