black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
discovery; detection; finding
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stay calm; to keep cool
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
leader (of an alliance); leading power
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
arbitration; intercession; mediation
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which