imagination; supposition; guess
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to try to do; to attempt to do
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
ten; 10; ten years of age
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
feeling; sense; impression
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?