feather decoration; plume
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
playhouse; theatre; theater
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
rescue mission; evacuation operation
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
older brother and younger sister
beyond comparison; incomparable
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
detached; aloof; indifferent
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
number of times; frequency; count
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
searching for someone; search for a missing person
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
relation; connection; relevance
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood