certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
region; limits; stage; level
to come to an end; to close the curtain
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
enactment; establishment; creation
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
last night; yesterday evening
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
natural; reasonable; understandable
mentally strong; strong-willed
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
first thing in the morning
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
using one's arms as a pillow
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear