charming; fascinating; attractive
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest