net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
such ... as; or some such
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with a start; with a jump
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
narrow; thin (sized); slender
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to shake; to sway; to waver
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
considerably; fairly; quite
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
coincident with; while; simultaneously
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
real experience; actual observations
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
how; in what way; how about
dealing with; coping with
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional