expectation; assume will happen; forecast
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
unpredictability; element of surprise
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
kitchen; financial situation
and then; and so; and; so then
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
image change; changing one's image; makeover
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to kill; to choke the life out of
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
floor above; floor upstairs
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
nice; likeable; desirable
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality