beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
although; though; despite the fact that ...
just because; even if; even though
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
the spitting image of; identical
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
one more time; once more; once again
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)