useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
big leakage; uncontained leak
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
consideration; taking into account
way; method; means; resource; course
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to grow up; to become an adult
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
anything and everything; just about everything
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
three; three years of age
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
special; particular; peculiar; unique
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)