by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
form; shape; figure; visage
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
almost; roughly; approximately
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
unconditionally; as a rule
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
considerably; greatly; a lot
from the beginning; from scratch
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to gather; to collect; to assemble
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
three; three years of age
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light