massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
because; for; the reason why is ...
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
settlement; solution; resolution
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
custody; detention; confinement
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to recover consciousness; to come to
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
release; liberation; acquittal
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
manipulation of information; spin
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer