after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
family; relatives; dependents; household
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to fight against; to oppose; to face
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative