to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to subsist; to keep on living
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
it is not (like that) either
moving tale; impressive tale
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
scene; sight; scenario; setting
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do