to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to claim victims; to cause casualties
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
everything one does; whatever one does
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to become pale; to turn pale
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless