center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
study; research; investigation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
offender; criminal; culprit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
professor; teaching; instruction
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
such ... as; or some such
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah