... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to lead someone around by the nose
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
birth; creation; formation
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
third stage; three stages
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)