state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
scene; spectacle; sight; view
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
somehow; for some reason or other
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
prohibition; inhibition; ban
particularly; only; in the case of
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
half-sibling (with a different mother)
to discuss in the same terms; to treat equally
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to say no more; to sink into silence
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness