outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
and; thereupon; because of that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
guess; speculation; supposition
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how many years; how long; what year
support; backing; patronage
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
array; muster; line-up; full force
close to the wall; alongside the wall
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
lying face down; upside down; prone
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
roaming; drifting about; wandering
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
moment; brief space of time
to watch intently; to stare
opinion; point of view; visual point
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
small number; few; minority
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
surreptitious glance; looking furtively