tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to think of; to come up with
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
inside one's heart; in one's mind
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to have an idea; to have a clue
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
gradually; slowly but steadily
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to call again; to call (someone) back
several times; a few times
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
general idea; concept; notion
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
comfort; consolation; diversion
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
leaving everything up to someone else
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior