first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
interference; intervention; meddling
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
self control; self restraint
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
death in battle; death on the battlefield
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
self-consciousness; self-awareness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
this world; this life; world of the living
madness; craziness; insanity
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to attack; to assault; to assail
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush