I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
inside; interior; inner part
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
don't worry about it; forget about it
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
chapter one; first chapter
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays