thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
requital; return; revenge; retaliation; reply
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
trust; confidence; credence
now that; since; so long as; because
(social) position; status
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
theatre; theater; playhouse
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
how; in what way; how about
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to peddle (goods); to hawk
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward