perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
subversion (of the state)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to turn against; to become an enemy
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
genuine article; real thing; real deal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
if so; in that case; then
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
parental love; parental affection
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
parent-child relationship
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
one's own child; one's own children
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about