while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
light; faint; pale; fleeting
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
real intention; true motive; true meaning
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
even more; still more; further
to knock down; to knock off
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
absence; disregard; indifference
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
establishment; settlement
to be born; to come into the world
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
like this; this sort; this way
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
brothers and sisters; siblings
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)