gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
that's all from me, and now the next speaker
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
one of these days; someday; one day
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look away; to turn away
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
it's been a long time; long time no see
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be overcome with emotion
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
how long; how much; to what extent
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
flaring up; bursting into flames
to smash down; to beat in
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
and yet; though; when; in spite of