bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
don't you think?; indicates question
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
technique; art; skill; move
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
imagination; supposition; guess
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
entreaty; supplication; petition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
but; however; provided that
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression