it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
street; quarter; district; area
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
suffix for familiar person
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to have an erection; to become erect
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by