to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
otherwise; or else; if not
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
breakdown of negotiations
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to dye; to colour; to color
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
unusual space; other dimension
reality; actuality; hard fact
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
senility; dotage; decrepitude
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
history; pedigree; lineage
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom