bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
anonymity; using an assumed name
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
one day; (on) a certain day
around the world; throughout the world
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
border (between countries); national border
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
separate; respective; different
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
river; stream; River; the ... river
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)