to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to get slightly dirty (all over)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to run about; to rush about
singing voice; (sound of) singing
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
just past noon; afternoon
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead