to put one's strength into
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this occasion; at this time; now
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
black-market channels; illegal channels
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
considerably; fairly; quite
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow