wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
complete change; about-face
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
of course; certainly; naturally
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
convenient; handy; useful
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
classical form of martial art
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
technical skill; ability; capacity
to hide; to keep to oneself
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen