patterns of thinking; train of thought
unique; individual; original; unusual
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
heaps of corpses all around
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
different item; different lot
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
(not) merely; (not) simply
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
diagnosis; medical examination
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to add (to); to add on; to append
drinking party; get-together
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition