face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
until now; so far; up to the present
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
square formation (of troops); magic square
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
near; close; beside; third person