thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
to brave a danger; to take a risk
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
although I say; although one might say; although called
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
facing north; northern exposure
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to give directions; to issue instructions
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
11th day of the month; 11 days
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
female friend; woman friend
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
unnatural; affected; studied; forced