eardrum; tympanic membrane
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
late sowing; doing late; doing belatedly
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sincere; honest; faithful
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
solitude; loneliness; isolation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish