it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
all; entire; whole; altogether
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
single word; a few words; brief comment
because of; owing to; due to
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)