strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
witnessing; observing; sighting
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
many; numerous; various; large number of
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
admiration; being impressed (by)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to cease; to stop; to be over
mental anguish; mental distress
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to overcome (a difficulty)
you could say that; that might be so
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); The Force of Destiny