thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be hesitant; to feel timid
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
monolith; large slab of rock
to nip (something) in the bud
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
suggestion; hint; implication
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
turmoil; chaos; confusion
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
preference; priority; precedence
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
(necessary) personnel; required person
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
extermination; annihilation
men and women of all ages
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to move forward; to move on