strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
nod; inclination of the head
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
myself; yourself; I; me; you
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
wherein; therein; thereinto
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled