suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to subsist; to keep on living
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
the same kind; accomplice; partner
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
unique; peculiar; singular
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
at that time; in those days
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mountain range; mountain belt
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
in order; in turn; one by one
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
nothing but; except; no more than
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth