to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
one day; (on) a certain day
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
as many (people) as possible
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
high rating; good reputation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
surprise victory; upset; coup
carelessly; inattentively
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
second marriage; remarriage
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
death during sexual intercourse
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent