very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to repeat; to do something over again
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
simply; merely; only; solely
private pupil; apprentice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
many; much; plenty; hardly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to soak into; to permeate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tension; mental strain; nervousness