street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
how; in what way; I wonder
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to find out; to discover; to detect
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to visit (someone) in hospital
supporting evidence; corroboration
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
natural light; unpolarized light
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to