stale; hackneyed; cliched
conventionality; triteness
although I say; although one might say; although called
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to thrust before; to thrust at
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
infection; contagion; becoming infected
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
event; phenomenon; matter
like this; this sort; this way
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
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)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
light; faint; pale; fleeting
tingling; stinging; pungently
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant