with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
not caring; not giving a damn
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
middle of the night; dead of night
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
observation; survey; watching
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
crops; agricultural produce
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
waste of time; killing time
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
succession; continuation; series; sequence
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
time; season; period; phase; stage
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing