flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
determination; resolution
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
indescribable; inexpressible
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be able to manage somehow or another
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to compose; to put together
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge