direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse