the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
(theatrical) fighting scene
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide