finally; barely; only just; gradually
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
thickly; stickily; viscously
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to pick up; to find; to gather
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful