pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to harm; to cause harm to
it is not (like that) either
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to thrust before; to thrust at
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
positive and negative; +-; plus and minus
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to watch over; to watch attentively
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely