total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
in case of; at that time; at this time
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in that manner; like that
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
please (give me); please (do for me)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
while; during (the time when)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
memory; sense; experience
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
family; members of a family
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; somehow or other; one way or another