emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
speech and conduct; words and deeds
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
individual; one by one; separate; each
author; writer; novelist; artist
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)