now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability