nowadays; in this day and age
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
periodic; regular; routine
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to have a talk; to tell a story
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
site; point on a map; spot
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
incident; affair; happening; event
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
life; living; I; me; student
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
how; in what way; how about
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to