to subsist; to keep on living
these days; now; recently
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
only; merely; but; no more than
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
combination; union; binding; bond
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
social animal; group animal
explanation; interpretation
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
you could say; you might say; verging on the
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
government service; official position; civil service
(full) name; family name and given name
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
certain person; certain amount
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
longing for; burning desire