cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
face; looks; vestiges; trace
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to rule; to govern; to administer
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
old body; aged person; elderly person
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
to indicate; to show; to point to
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient