force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
continuation; succession; series
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
when it becomes; when it comes to
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to grow up; to become an adult
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to feel; to sense; to experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice