it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
gossip; corner of the mouth
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
unanticipated; unexpected
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
himself; yourself; herself
appearance; figure; shape; form
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
big man; large man; tall man; giant
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
enough is enough; no further!
settlement; solution; resolution