apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
property; fortune; assets
to go with the flow; to go with the times
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
convenience; handiness; usefulness
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to approach the finale; to come to a close
official announcement; proclamation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
high-grade sake; fine drink
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service