mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
tradition; legend; folklore
besides; in addition; also; moreover
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
relation; connection; relevance
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
all times and places; all ages and countries
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
endless; boundless; everlasting
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
lineage; pedigree; family line