tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
extermination; annihilation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
normalcy; normality; normal
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
responsibility; duty; obligation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
practice; practising; experience
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
victim; injured party; sufferer
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly