pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
powerful medicine; strong poison
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune
to fly around; to scatter
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
self-justification; excuse
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to boil strongly; to be excited
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
near; close; beside; third person
notice; attention; observation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
if so; in that case; in that situation
registration; accession; register; entry; record