position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
only; merely; but; no more than
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how; in what way; how about; questionable
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to happen to meet; to come across
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
meaning; significance; sense
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
perfect; complete; flawless
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
exorcism rite; purification
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and