ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
knowing; (an) acquaintance
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
successive generations; successive emperors
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
good-quality; superior in quality
absolute amount; absolute quantity
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
can't help; won't make much difference
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty