equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to be surprised; to be astonished
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
control room; control booth
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
normalcy; normality; normal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
this is why; this means; it is the case that
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
when it becomes; when it comes to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how; in what way; how about
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
war; fighting; fierce competition
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)