in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
rather; better; instead; if anything
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
interior; inside; internal
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
time; hour; period; class
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
few decades; many decades; several decades
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
very likely; very probable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding