sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
master; teacher; stable master
convention; tired tradition; old custom
although I say; although one might say; although called
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to be pleased to say
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
goodness; excellence; virtue
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
perfect; just right; ideal
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
richly colored; richly coloured
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to creep about; to crawl around
way (of doing); manner; method; means
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow