to spit out; to eject; to dump
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
sea of blood; pool of blood
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
older brother; elder brother
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to not believe one's ears
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check