given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be worried; to be troubled
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
all; entire; whole; altogether
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
settlement; solution; resolution
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
solution; solution strategy
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
though; notwithstanding; although
that is to say; so that means
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with