reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
self-defense; self-defence
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
suspicion (of others); jealousy
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
funny story; funny anecdote
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
worldly desires; materialistic desires
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
as (for); for; in the capacity of
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger