pride; dignity; self-respect
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
dozens; scores of; decades
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
with a start; with a jump
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
by all means; at all costs
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to be dispersed; to get separated
how can (one) do something
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
the place for; the time for; the level of
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
interior; inside; internal
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous