north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
really; truly; indeed; good grief
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(police) detective; criminal matter
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling