reason; cause; history; origin
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
throughout; all through; right through
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
exit; way out; outlet; vent
on the left as one faces (it)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
sword; blade; single stroke
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
more than anything; above all else
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
nothing but; none other than
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully