appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
for example; for instance; e.g.
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to think of; to come up with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability