excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
all (there is); as long as there is
to grow up; to become an adult
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
fully prepared; all ready
to have time free; to have time to spare
speaking tube; voice pipe
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
bridge (e.g. on a warship)