comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
selection; choice; option
to backfire; to have a harmful result
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to succeed; to bear fruit
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
concealment; suppression; hiding
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
recommendation; referral; endorsement
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
certain evidence; definite evidence
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively