happy memory; sweet memory
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
jostle; struggle; scuffle
to select someone (out of many people)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
scattered; separated; dispersed
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
do this, do that; dos and don'ts
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive