plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to be pleased with; to suit
supporting role (actor); minor role
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
switching over to; migration; transition
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
looking or acting as if one owned the place
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
curse; spell; malediction
hedge; fence; border; limit
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
God; god; ace; king; superior person
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
battlefield; battleground
in swarms; in great crowds
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to start; to begin; to commence
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
planning; project; plan; design
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning