accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
how long; how far; how much
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
village headman; village mayor
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
victim; injured party; sufferer
explanation; interpretation
pointing out; identification
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
mockery; derision; ridicule
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully