for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
possibility; potential; expandability
contradiction; inconsistency
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
long ago; a long time ago; already
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
that is to say; so that means
precondition; prerequisite
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
by sheer strength; by brute force
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson