(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
complete; whole; perfect; safe
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to spread; to be propagated
world; society; people; the public
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
rather; sooner; preferably
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to let out a cry; to break forth
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to become pale; to turn pale
both (people); the two of them
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
the same kind; accomplice; partner
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be consistent; to be coherent
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress