but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
such ... as; or some such
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
at once; immediately; right now
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
interception (email); wiretap; bug
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity