simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
how; in what way; how about
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no!; no no!; no, not at all
long ago; a long time ago; already
rather; better; instead; if anything
after all; because; but; even; too; as well