introduction; presentation; referral; listing
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
beginning; outset; first; onset
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
cooperation; collaboration
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
human relations; personal relationships
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation