futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
of course; certainly; naturally
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
you could say that; that might be so
anything and everything; just about everything
by myself; in person; by oneself
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
on bad terms; at loggerheads
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
human relations; personal relationships
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely