to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
world; society; people; the public
difference in social standing; difference in social position
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
elopement; running away with a lover
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
after a long time; for the first time in a while
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to begin talking; to open up
1,000,000; one million; million; many
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to tighten; to press hard
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
god of death; death deity; Death
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
ignorant of the ways of the world
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to speak; to say; to vocalize