to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
discovery; detection; finding
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
single word; a few words; brief comment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to check; to stop; to keep back
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
beginning; clue; starting point
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to be too late; to be too slow
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
according to plan; as planned; on target
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
one-by-one; separately; in detail
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!