a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
sincere; earnest; serious
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
cooperation; collaboration
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be worried; to be troubled
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
for example; for instance; e.g.
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
overestimation; overvaluing
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
evil design; crafty plan; plot
making an attempt; trial run