structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
reason; cause; history; origin
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
what kind of; what sort of; what
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
price; cost; value; worth; value
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be too numerous; to be too much
thought; consideration; thinking
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to keep a watchful eye on
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit