to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
insurance; guarantee; warranty
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
Frankenstein; Frankenstein's monster
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
living person; the living
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
sense of unity; sense of oneness
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over