(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
raging fire; conflagration
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
action of making something; -ification
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
disorder; disturbance; unrest
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
authority; power; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby