to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
recommendation; referral; endorsement
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to have an idea; to have a clue
chapter one; first chapter
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
that day; the very same day
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention