(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
personal; individual; private
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
expression; look; countenance; face
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
such; like that; that sort of; very
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
when it becomes; when it comes to
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
now that; since; so long as; because
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in that way; like that; that way
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.