imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reality; actuality; hard fact
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
forcibly; against one's will
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
myself; yourself; I; me; you
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
middle of the night; dead of night
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential