to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
companion; partner; spouse
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
still (continuing); as ever; further
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
no, not like that (but like this)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
something; some kind of; for some reason
nod; inclination of the head
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
explanation; interpretation