to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
middle of the night; dead of night
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
among these; between these; of these
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
look; glance; (at first) sight
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
such ... as; or some such
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
due form; official; formality
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
general term; generic name
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking