cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
like this; this sort; this way
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
I see; that's right; indeed
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
prohibition; inhibition; ban
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
exemplar; model; example; pattern
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
depression; low spirits; dejection
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)