pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to cry and shout; to scream
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
confusion; distraction; derangement
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
rising; ascending; climbing
whole day and night; 24 hours
how many people; a number of people
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
two-storey house; two-story house
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
one by one; one each; one at a time
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
phantom; vision; illusion
to happen to meet; to come across
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group