sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
well-bred; of good upbringing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
person who poses a high risk
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
belief; faith; conviction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
such; like that; that sort of; very
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
those (near the second person)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside