contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
for this very reason; that is exactly why
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to have a talk; to tell a story
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far