I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to have one's name entered (in a list)
husband and wife; married couple
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
what happens twice will happen thrice
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
probability; likelihood; chances
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
individual; one by one; separate; each
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
dealing with; coping with
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign