silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
close; intimate; on good terms
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
opposite; reverse; contrary
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
use; utilization; utilisation; application
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
reproachful; hateful; bitter
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing