magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
secret base; hideout; hidden position
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
serious; not joking; straight
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
by myself; in person; by oneself
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to have an eye on; to zero in on
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get between; to be caught in
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
rather; sooner; preferably
to bite off; to gnaw through
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
new student; freshman; first-year student
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante