(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
creation; Creation (by God)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to pile up; to accumulate
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
selfishness; self-interest
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
look; glance; (at first) sight
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
script; screenplay; scenario
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
script; screenplay; scenario
tens of thousands of years
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...