here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
general; overall; across-the-board
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
official announcement; proclamation
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to have (something) innate; to be born with
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)