as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
business discussion; negotiation
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
price; cost; value; worth; merit
I see; that's right; indeed
commencing with; including
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
one day; (on) a certain day
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be infected; to be contagious
image; figure; figure; form; image
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stepping back; drawing back
to open (one's eyes) wide
with a collapse; with a slump
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
only; merely; just; at most; no more than