I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
trouble; bother; annoyance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
captive; prisoner (of war)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
senior high school; high school
world history; international history
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
political measures; policy
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be able to manage somehow or other
close; intimate; on good terms