secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
comfort; consolation; diversion
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
sincere; earnest; serious
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
Everyone is safe (all right)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
detour; diversion; alternative route
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
powerless; helpless; incompetent
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
appearance; expression; manifestation
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as