estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
internalization; internalisation
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to face on; to look out on to
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
to have a reason; to have an excuse
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
phase; aspect; field; side
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
giving; provision; furnishing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
taming; gradual habituation; leading to
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
left-hand radical of a character
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
expression; confession; utterance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
circulation; dissemination
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected