incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to die; to lay down life's burden
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
certain; definite; clear; credible
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
planned; scheduled; systematic
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to make one's rounds; to patrol
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
moment by moment; hour by hour
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like