until now; so far; up to the present
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(not) even once; (not) ever
rather; better; instead; if anything
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
underestimation; undervaluation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to speak; to say; to vocalize
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to watch over; to watch attentively
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)