victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
setting a place; setting the table
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
in that way; like that; that way
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
violent emotion; passion; fury
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
memory; sense; experience
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock