it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
bringing; taking; carrying
to hand over; to surrender
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to keep away; to keep at a distance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to settle (in a place); to settle down
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
study; research; investigation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
shady; underhanded; questionable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
ultimate; final; last; eventual
selection; choice; option
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
as a child; when one was a child
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo