to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
solitary island; isolated island
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
nymph; nymph; nymph (artificial fly)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
posterity; future generations; future life
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
only; merely; but; no more than
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
literature; books (reference); document
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which