taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
imposing stance; daunting pose
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
long ago; a long time ago; already
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
educator; teacher; educationalist
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime