to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
people; citizens; subjects; folk
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
villain; baddie; the villain's part
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
you could say; you might say; verging on the
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
superstition; superstitious belief
modern person; people of today
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash