as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to worry about the future
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
because; for; the reason why is ...
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
in the same way as; just like
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to boost; to force up; to push up
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
(only) one option; one possible choice
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in