to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
dancing or jumping for joy
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
word for word; verbatim; literally
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
material; materials; data; information; documents
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
baton (of command); order; command; direction
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
out of control; uncontrollable
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
both armies; both teams; both sides
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
order; directive; instructions; command
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
plan; protocol; manifest; program
smuggling; contraband trade
account book; register; ledger
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
smoothly; easily; readily
the reason is ...; it is because ...
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt