chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
passing the winter; hibernation
half and half; fifty-fifty
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
human; human-like; as a person
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
now that; since; so long as; because
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be consistent; to be coherent
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
to smear with blood; to kill
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
existence; possession; having; limited company
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
development; exploitation
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded