commencing with; including
surroundings; environs; circumference
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to attack; to assault; to assail
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
high; noble; refined; advanced
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
matter causing distress; something causing worry
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
company; corporation; workplace
interview (e.g. for a job)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
(game) development deadline
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
aroma candle; aromatic candle
intelligence gathering; information gathering
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred