to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
light; easy; non-serious; minor
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to have a talk; to tell a story
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to shake one's head (in denial)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
last days; the end; one's fate
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
mortuary makeup; funeral makeup
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
acceleration; speeding up