to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
together; at the same time; same; identical
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
indicate reason; infers some protest
ringing; throbbing violently
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
the last moment; the very end
to become pale; to turn pale
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
short pause; short interval
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
horror film; horror movie
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
early (days); initial stage; initial
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
greeting; a fine thing to say