basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
one's whole life; one's lifetime
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to complain; to make a complaint
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
for example; for instance; e.g.
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
gathering up the ashes of the deceased
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
much less; to say nothing of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback