thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
otherwise; or else; if not
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
complete; whole; perfect; safe
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
this world; this life; world of the living
at first; in the beginning; originally
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
conviction; belief; confidence
something; some kind of; for some reason
technique; art; skill; move
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward