sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to have a reason; to have an excuse
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
silence (not speaking); muteness
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
since one was born; (in) all one's life
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
immediately; right away; on the spot
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
at; in; at; when; by; with
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
public execution; public embarrassment
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue