thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
that's the way it is; such is life
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
how; in what way; how about; questionable
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
polite; respectful; reverent
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
study; research; investigation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
three generations; three periods; third generation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(set of) facial features; looks