when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
mission; delegation; transmission
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
(how) many times; (how) often
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
surely (not); certainly (not)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
just one person; only one
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
calamity; disaster; accident
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but