before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
even though; despite; when
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
older brother; elder brother
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
non-player character; NPC
optimism; taking an optimistic view
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death