because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
way; method; means; resource; course
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
matter of time; question of time
odds and ends; all; every
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
all; entire; whole; altogether
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
chapter one; first chapter
Niangniang; Chinese goddess