land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
consideration; taking into account
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
technical skill; ability; capacity
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to sell off; to sell completely
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to spend time (on doing something)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
some people; a few people; several people
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym