can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
emotional scars; mental trauma
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
if so; in that case; in that situation
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sea of blood; pool of blood
to stare back at; to look back at
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
sacrificial goat; scapegoat
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
means; way; method; measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to telephone; to make a phone call
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim