I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
calm; composed; leisurely
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
be (that) as it may; having said that
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to put into effect; to put into practice
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
departure; leaving; going away; recession
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
consequently; as a result
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
very interesting; of great interest
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death