as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to sink (into); to get depressed
vast; limitless; boundless
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
completely submerged (e.g. in water); completely soaked (e.g. with rain)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
assertion; declaration; affirmation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
adds force or indicates command
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
world; society; people; the public
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
writing; composition; essay; sentence
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to approach; to draw near