lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to arrange (flowers); to plant
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
greeting; a fine thing to say
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
look of death; shadow of death
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
importance; emphasis; stress
proposal; motion; recommendation
imprudent (misguided) fellow
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
same crime; being equally guilty
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
is never the case; has never happened
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to put one's life on the line
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)