to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
ancient times; prehistoric times
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
literature; books (reference); document
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
name; given name; first name
three generations; three periods; third generation
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
occurrence; happening; incident; event
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely