to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
principal occupation; core business
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
infancy; childhood; tender age
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
casual speech; peer language; informal language
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
tomfoolery; monkey business
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
very small; tiny; insignificant
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple