long ago; a long time ago; already
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to kill; to choke the life out of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
something; some kind of; for some reason
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
charcoal; charred remains
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
so; therefore; and; (and) then
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice