the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in deep black; in jet black
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
going through; going via; going by way of
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
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
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to become dim; to become blurred
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat