to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
opening and closing; opening and shutting
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
foundation; basic principles
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to affect; to impact; to influence
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
in succession; one by one
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
movie; film; motion picture
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)