before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
leisure time; idle moment
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tighten; to press hard
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong