frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
in the future; another day; later
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to be found; to be discovered
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
diagnosis; medical examination
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness