selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
secret; private; surreptitious
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
each; (arch.) you (plural)
something like ...; something called ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
in accordance with; according to
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
consumption; expenditure; spending
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
god (esp. the Christian God)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest