direct connection; direct link
component; part; material; member
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
at first; in the beginning; originally
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
stirring; rousing oneself
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter