ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
understood; I see; OK; present; here
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
how many years; how long; what year
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
letter; missive; note; mail
marriage proposal; courtship
threatening letter; intimidating letter
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
good feeling; feeling good
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
father; dad; husband; you; he
armed forces; military; troops
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to manage a state; to govern a country
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to die; to lay down life's burden
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?