just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
commitment; pledge; promise
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to put into effect; to put into practice
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to send flying with a kick
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
living together; communal life; cohabitation
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
overlooking; turning a blind eye
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
from now; from this moment; henceforth
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
firm; strong; solid; stable
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
very much; very many; more and more
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
foreign; abroad; overseas
made in Japan; Japanese-made
troubled face; worried expression