blow; shock; strike; batting
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
moment by moment; hour by hour
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to increase; to add to; to augment
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow; for some reason or other
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
still (continuing); as ever; further
to be perturbed; to be agitated
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
relation; connection; relevance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
pupil; student; schoolchild
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
attendance (at school); going to school
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
board chairman; managing director; chief director
by means of; due to; because of; according to
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
two times; twice; two degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain