one's possessions; ownership
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
sensitivity; susceptibility
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trend of the times; way things are going
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
opinion; point of view; visual point
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
sales promotion; hard selling
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rest; break; recess; intermission
beyond this point; from now on; after this
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
in the same way as; just like
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully