unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to keep away; to keep at a distance
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to look away; to avert one's eyes
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
banning of books; banned book
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
premature joy; short-lived elation