occasionally; once in a while; now and then
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from the beginning; from scratch
to collect; to assemble; to gather
power; authority; jurisdiction
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
stealthily; secretly; in secret
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room