I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
prudence; discretion; thought
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bad influence; negative influence
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
how many years; how long; what year
in history; ever; historical
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
forevermore; for eternity
likability; favorability; popularity
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
expression; look; countenance; face
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
(only) one option; one possible choice
person concerned; interested party; related party
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to throw into; to toss into