and; thereupon; because of that
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
after school (at the end of the day)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
future years; in (one's) later years
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
out of character; unlike one