in search of; in order to look for
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
evil spirit; demon; devil
manly; masculine; like a man
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to lose heart; to lose motivation
strange disease; rare disease
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
house where one was born; one's parents' house
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
elopement; running away with a lover
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to comfort; to console; to amuse
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
like that; that way; thus
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
old friend; familiar face
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
resignation; acceptance; consolation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
beyond this point; from now on; after this
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful