(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
sword strike; sword slash
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to express (in words); to confess
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
yearned for; longed for; missed
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create