or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
name; given name; first name
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
silence (not speaking); muteness
boring; dull; uninteresting
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
cannibalism; anthropophagism
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
object of avid desire; object of envy
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
watchful waiting; careful supervision
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
capacity; volume; capacitance
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of