devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
with a start; with a jump
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
older sister; elder sister
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to compose; to put together
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
foreign enemy; outside invader
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
results; record; grades; marks
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above