fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to smash violently; to crush
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
flight; desertion; escape
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
close; intimate; on good terms
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
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to blaze; to burn brightly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
innocent; cherubic; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to make one's own; to take possession of