sleeping pill; sleep medication
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
those (near the second person)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
one day; (on) a certain day
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
as; because; with; due to
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
recompense; indemnity; atonement
volunteer activities; volunteerism
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
sincere; earnest; serious
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to lend an ear to; to listen to