sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to ask; to enquire; to query
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(some) more; even more; longer; further
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence