to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
motive power; driving force
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to affect; to impact; to influence
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
bank; banking institution
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
surname; family name; last name
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
interior; inside; internal
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
pair; the two; both persons; both things
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
ago; since; before; previous
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
magic; sorcery; incantation
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to need; to call for; to require
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
emergency staircase; emergency stairs