to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
elder sister; older female friend
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to not take seriously; to take lightly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
although I say; although one might say; although called
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
only; merely; but; no more than
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
along the road; along the way
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit