hearsay; learning by hearsay
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
system; institution; organization; organisation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
about; concerning; related to; -ish
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to throw at; to turn; to raise
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
medical examination; checkup; consultation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
very interesting; of great interest
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
immediate effect; instant effect
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely