refined; genteel; graceful; decent
sad to say; how sad; alas
retry; another try; another go
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
attractive middle-aged man
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
three generations; three periods; third generation
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
be on your guard!; take care!
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to turn against; to become an enemy
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)