main cause; primary factor
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
certain evidence; definite evidence
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
in the mountains; among the mountains
sense of smell; olfaction
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
beginning; clue; starting point
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
underground; subterranean
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
strong-willed; strong of heart
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be