or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
superiority complex; sense of superiority
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to have one's hands tied behind one; to be arrested
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
bedside; near one's pillow
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
flick (on a touchscreen); flick (in hockey, table tennis, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; remains
company president; manager; director
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plural; multiple; plural (number)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
article; news story; report; account
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
personal history; background; career