absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to grimace; to make a wry face
another time; some other time
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to turn towards; to point
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling