regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
convenient; handy; useful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
as a child; when one was a child
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
hard worker; hardworking person
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
evening sky; twilight sky
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
father; dad; husband; you; he
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand