ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
desperation; struggle to the death
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to recover consciousness; to come to
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
a glance; a look; a glimpse
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to cry and shout; to scream
unprecedented; never seen before
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
unskilled; not very good at
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
true character; true heart; true spirit
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
recompense; indemnity; atonement
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
show tent; circus tent; freak show
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
casualties; the killed and wounded
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression