soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
front; frontage; facade; main
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)