thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
convenient; handy; useful
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
simply; merely; only; solely
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
fortune-telling; divination
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
scholarly; scholastic; academic
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
since when; from when; how long
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate