answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to surround; to crowd around
extermination; annihilation
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sincere; honest; faithful
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over