unexpectedly; surprisingly
information gap; digital divide
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(with a) start; fright; alarm
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
seedling; sapling; young tree
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
dead person; deceased person
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
stepping back; drawing back
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
control; check; restraint; inhibition
existence; possession; having; limited company
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast