person who is ...; thing that is ...
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
the staff; inside the department
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
impossible to do (although wants to)
to take (be in) charge of
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
witnessing; observing; sighting
care; precaution; guarding; caution
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing