to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
petty swindling; petty swindler
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
tool; implement; means; furniture
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
world; society; people; the public
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
curse; spell; malediction
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)