unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
at that time; in those days
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
death game; genre of fiction in which characters participate in a contest where their lives are at stake
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
writing; composition; essay; sentence
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
the place for; the time for; the level of
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
killing time; staving off boredom
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
failure; mistake; blunder
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
charming; fascinating; attractive
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience