to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
insertion; incorporation; infixing
high; noble; refined; advanced
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
stale; hackneyed; cliched
is something that; is that which
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
relatively; comparatively
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
ex-husband; former husband
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be silent; to say nothing
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
difficult to ...; hard to ...
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
extract; excerpt; selection
world-destroying conflagration
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment