(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
as before; as ever; as it was originally
person with a bounty on their head
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
scenery; scene; landscape
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to torment; to harass; to tease
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
there being no use in arguing (about it)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
cares; ill feeling; reserve
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
patient's condition; pathology
difference; discrepancy; variation
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy