or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
several hundred; hundreds (of)
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
contradiction; inconsistency
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
carving; engraving; sculpture
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
three; three years of age
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
free translation; liberal translation
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
addition; annexation; appendage
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain