unprecedented; never seen before
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
praise; glorification; extolment
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
evening; night; nighttime
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
emotional strength; force of will
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
madness; craziness; insanity
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to spend time (on doing something)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
number of ways; several ways; several kinds
(theatrical) fighting scene
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in