(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sexy; popular; well-liked
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
belief; faith; conviction
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
rave reviews; extremely high praise
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
somehow; for some reason or other
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
I can't die and leave things this way
how can (one) do something
to crouch; to squat; to cower
impossible to do (although wants to)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
one's own handwriting; autograph
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
endless; boundless; everlasting
at that time; in those days
tide; current; tendency; trend
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
material; materials; data; information; documents
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning