Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
praise; glorification; extolment
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to find a clue; to make a beginning
nude (figure, painting, statue)
real life; actual life; everyday life
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity