to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
beautification; glorification
some people; a few people; several people
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
time; hour; period; class
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to press a question; to cross-examine
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down