strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
tragic scene (moving one to tears); heartrending scene; pathetic scene
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
serious; severe; grave; acute
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
laws and regulations; legislation
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
complicated and mysterious
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)