old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
physical law; laws of physics
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
this; our; right; justice; checking account
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
huh; I'll be damned; well!
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
going through; going via; going by way of
personal history; background; career
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that