to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to open (one's eyes) wide
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to talk; to chat; to chatter
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stop walking; to pause
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
radiant smile; contented smile
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
my personal (e.g. opinion)
rather than; more ... than ...
class; heading; group; category
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
(made of) leather; leather-bound
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
as far as the eye can see