to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
topic of discussion; agenda
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
particularly; only; in the case of
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that's the way it is; such is life
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
choices; alternatives; options
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily