phantom; vision; illusion
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
contrast; antithesis; comparison
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
the same; the said; likewise
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
Don Juan; womanizer; libertine
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
illustrated (with photographs)
safety; welfare; well-being
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all