to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
literature; books (reference); document
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to collect; to assemble; to gather
folklore studies; folkloristics
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
this world; this life; world of the living
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
how; in what way; by what means
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
such; like that; in that way
like that; that way; thus
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
company; corporation; workplace
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
matter to be checked or investigated
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to bring; to take; to bring about
many; a lot; much; multitude
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like