to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
superstition; superstitious belief
just you wait and see (as a threat)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
joint-locking technique (in judo)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
maintenance; preservation; improvement
simply put; putting it simply; in short
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
such a thing; something like that
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe